If necessary.

1. I / study English/ two years.

2. You/ read that novel / months.

3. You/ wait/ a long time?

4. How long / she/ live there?

5. How long / she/ stay in that hotel?

6. I/ rent this flat / about three years.

7. How long/ they/ go out together?

8. The lift / not work/ 10 pm.

9. She / not teach aesthetics / a long time.

 

Exercise 15. Use the verbs in brackets inPresent Perfect Continuous.

1. I’m tired. I......................(work) on the shooting schedule all afternoon.
2. The owners..........................(restore) the old house since last year.
3. I think Maggie and Max are dating. They...........................(go) out together a lot recently.
4. We know a perfect place to have a rest and we.......................(go) there a lot for some years now.
5. What...............................(you / do) for such a long time?
6. Sue.........................(not / feel) too well lately.
7. Where have you been? I..................................(wait) for ages.
8. He...................................(write) his essay since early morning.

Exercise 16.Complete with a verb from the list in Present Perfect Continuous.

Watch, cry, play, work, do

1. Your eyes are red. _______you _________?

– Yes. I __________________a sad film.

1. You look tired. What _________you __________?

– I ______________in the garden with the children.

1. Your partner and you look like old friends.

– Yes. We ______________ together for pretty long.

 

Exercise 17.Fill in the gaps using Present Perfect Continuous.

1. Come in! We.............. (speak) about you.

2. How long you........... (sit) here?

3. It........... (rain) since morning, and we cannot go out.

4. She............... (design) sets since 1998.

5. She................ (wait) for us for a long time.

6. They.......... (watch) me all the time. I don’t like it.

7. What you.............. (do) since I last saw you?

8. He........... (work) as a stuntman since he left school.